A car’s ability to “stick” or “adhere” to the track. Read More »
Cam
Part of the mechanism that opens and closes the valves. Read More »
Collision Insurance
Coverage that pays for damage to your car or someone else’s when involved in an accident that you or someone else cause. This is vehicle-to-vehicle insurance. Read More »
Clutch
This is the end of the drive train before power is transmitted to the wheels. In a typical car, the engine (or electric motor) transmits its power through some sort of clutch into a transmission. Then the power is transmitted to differential gears that adjust the engine speed to the most efficient for the use intended. These final drive differential ... Read More »
Double Wishbone
Type of suspension where two V arms form the upper and lower pivoting and locating members. Most commonly used on front suspensions since they work well with steering links, but occasionally are used on rear suspensions. Read More »
Electronic Transmission
A computer-controlled automatic transmission which has four forward gears, and one reverse gear. One does not have to manually shift the gears. Read More »
Front Forks
Usually consist of two parallel tubes, one on either side of the front wheel. Inside the tubes are springs and gas/oil. The springs and gas/oil work together to absorb bumps in the road. Not all motorcycles use this arrangement. Read More »
Glow Plugs
Electric elements that heat up the cylinders of a diesel engine to assist cold starting. Turning the ignition to “on” switches on the glow plugs, which usually need between two and ten seconds to operate, depending the temperature of the engine and the outside air. Read More »
Hurst 6-Speed Shifter
Upgraded shifter for manual transmissions which make the distance between gears shorter. The power band will be more continuous from the bottom of first gear to the top of sixth. This means that when you shift, the amount of acceleration you experience will be more even throughout all the levels of the gear box. The result is that you can ... Read More »
J Gate Transmission Shifter
The center console-mounted transmission shifter in Jaguars. The shifter has the normal pattern down the right side (park, reverse, neutral, low and drive) while on the left side the driver can select 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th manually to have more control over the car. And, no clutch is required. Read More »
